Handbook of research on stress and well-being in the public sector. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Research on stress and well-being in the public sector; Stress and well-being in the public sector
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ronald J. Burke, Silva Pignata.
• Editors: Burke, Ronald J; Pignata, Silvia
• Contents: PART I. INTRODUCTION -- 1. Introducing the collection / Silvia Pignata -- 2. Increasing well-being of workers in the public sector : research and practice / Ronald J. Burke -- 3. Trade unions and stress at work : the evolving responses and politics of health and safety strategies in the case of the United Kingdom / Miguel Martínez Lucio -- 4. Psychosocial factors and worker health : comparisons between private and public sectors in Australia / Tessa S. Bailey, Mikaela S. Owen and Maureen F. Dollard -- PART II STRESS AND WELL-BEING IN VARIOUS PUBLIC SECTOR OCCUPATIONS -- 5. Stress and well-being of first responders / Dessa Bergen-Cico, Pruthvi Kilaru, Rachael Rizzo and Patricia Buore -- 6. Managing boredom and motivation : the unusual case of stress in firefighting / Maude Villeneuve, Pierre-Sébastien Fournier and Caroline Biron -- 7. Nurses' experiences of workplace mistreatment / Zhiqing E. Zhou, Xin Xuan Che and Wiston A. Rodriguez -- 8. Emotions in nursing / Gillian Lewis and Neal M. Ashkanasy 9. The impact of emotional intelligence on daily work life / Keri A. Pekaar, Arnold B. Bakker, Dimitri van der Linden and Marise Ph. Born -- 10. Stress and well-being in prison officers / Andrew J. Clements, Gail Kinman and Jacqui Hart -- 11. Well-being in academic employees -- a benchmarking approach / Gail Kinman and Siobhan Wray -- 12. Stress, well-being and aging in the Italian banking sector : evidence and future perspectives / Gabriele Giorgi, Giulio Arcangeli, Jose M. Leon-Perez, Massimo Fioriti, Eleonora Tommasi and Nicola Mucci -- PART III. CASE STUDIES OF EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE -- 13. Applications of psychological capital in the public sector / Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan, Barbara L. Ahrens, Kristi Bockorny, Lanell Craig and Matthew Peters -- 14. The benefits of individual proactive and adaptive performance : an organizational learning perspective / Mindy Shoss, Clair Kueny and Dustin K. Jundt 15. Building a health and safety culture: actions, commitment, and perceptions / Sybil Geldart and Christine Alksnis -- 16. An organizational perspective on well-being in the health sector : a focus on leadership, systems, and culture / Peter Spurgeon -- PART IV. ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES AND CHANGING WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS -- 17. Developing nurse leaders for well-being and performance / Margaret M. Hopkins and Deborah A. O'Neil -- 18. Introducing a National Well-being Service for emergency responders in the United Kingdom / Ian Hesketh and Cary L. Cooper -- 19. Occupational health and safety: in crisis, or in charge? / Renae Hayward and John Durkin -- 20. Stress in Australian universities: initiatives to enhance well-being / Silvia Pignata.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 322 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 158.72; Job stress -- Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Well-being -- Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Public administration; Stress dû au travail -- Recherche -- Guides, manuels, etc; Bien-être -- Recherche -- Guides, manuels, etc; Administration publique (Science); Job stress -- Research; Public administration; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781788970358; 1788970357; 9781788970341; 1788970349
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.